APHumanGeographyEXAM1-2

What is an example of a quinary-sector economic activity?

Serving as a researcher for human genetic cloning or serving on the U.S. president’s cabinet.

What are considered new industrial countries?

Countries like Hong Kong, South Korea, Brazil, and China are examples, except for Indonesia.

What does the term 'situation' refer to in geography?

A place’s location relative to other places.

What is the dependency ratio?

The number of people under age 15 and over age 64 compared to those aged 15 through 64.

Who were the original members of the European Community?

Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.

What geographic concept explains the difference in travel times for ships in 1492 compared to modern ships?

Space-time compression.

Which religion has the largest number of shrines in Amritsar, India?

Sikhism.

What type of region does 'delivery destinations served by United Trucking' describe?

Functional region.

What best describes differences in birth rates and death rates globally?

Crude birth rates show more variation than crude death rates.

What attracts multinational firms to export-processing zones?

Low-cost labor for producing goods.

What characterized the second agricultural revolution?

Increased food production to meet urban market demands.

What do points A and B represent in the diffusion pattern of the iPod?

Point A shows the innovation stage, while point B indicates rapid adoption.

What are common truck crops found in truck farming?

Tomatoes, strawberries, and lettuce.

Which area is least influenced by multilingualism-related conflicts?

Venezuela.

What is the first prerequisite for the start of urbanization?

Agricultural surplus.

Which region is most threatened by desertification?

Africa.

What weakened Mackinder’s heartland theory?

The rise of U.S. influence after World War II.

Which factor disproved Thomas Malthus' theory?

Improved fertilizers and crop strains.

What concept does the provided scenario about trade between two countries illustrate?

Comparative advantage.

What tools did the bank use to study potential locations for a new branch?

GIS, satellite imagery, and remote sensing.

What would a pilgrim likely be in the religious site referenced?

Hindu.

What best describes the demographic trend in China during the 1980s?

Decreasing general fertility rate.

What does the Human Development Index reflect?

A country's development as a function of social, demographic, and economic factors.

Which region shows significant mechanized grain farming?

Eastern Europe.

What led to urban migration during the British enclosure movement?

Increased agricultural efficiency.

Where did asylum seekers primarily migrate from Croatia in 1998?

Yugoslavia and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Which map projection shows true direction everywhere?

Mercator projection.

What central place function would a neurosurgery complex represent?

Highest-threshold, highest-range.

What argument is made by ecofeminism?

Women have traditionally been nurturers and better preservationists of Earth.

In what type of area would one find a linguistic refuge?

Mountainous area.

What is the primary factor reducing life expectancy in several African countries?

HIV/AIDS.

What do Ulaanbaatar and Lagos exemplify?

Primate cities.

What do coffee and ice cream shops near each other exemplify?

Agglomeration.

What does the size of an urban place's hinterland indicate?

Degree of centrality.

What title best matches the map showing nuclear reactors?

Map of Nuclear Power Reactors.

What characterizes the informal sector in developing countries?

Workers do not report their incomes.

What concept demonstrates a person's perception of travel distance?

Cognitive distance.

What pattern of diffusion for H5N1 strain demonstrates reverse hierarchical diffusion?

Spread from smaller to larger populations.

Which of the following is a centrifugal force?

Ethnic discrimination.

What governs northern Nigeria?

Sharia law.

Which language is NOT in the Indo-European language family?

Turkish.

Which demographic trend is illustrated by the population increases table?

Hidden momentum.

Where is extensive subsistence agriculture most heavily practiced in China?

Region A.

What type of boundary dispute occurred between Iraq and Kuwait?

Allocational.

What is indicative of the new international division of labor?

Production processes divided across countries.

What model describes the marginalization of ethnic minorities?

Cleavage model.

What is key in Von Thünen’s model for agricultural decisions?

Transportation cost.

Which religion currently has the highest number of adherents?

Christianity.

What sequence of regions reflects accuracy in female literacy rates?

Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia.

Which cities represent a forward capital?

Canberra, Australia.

What describes shifting cultivation?

Using a plot of land and then abandoning it for later return.

What are the “homeostatic” stages in the demographic transition model?

Stages 1 and 4.

What differentiates a standard language from an official language?

A standard language is widely accepted while an official language is legally declared.

Which country has a compact territorial shape?

Poland.

Where is feedlot concentration the greatest in the U.S.?

South Dakota.

What is the migration of animal livestock seasonally to mountainous regions called?

Transhumance.

Which strategy was most recognized for reducing global population growth?

Empowering women's socioeconomic status.

What is a true statement about popular culture?

Folk culture often results from cultural isolation.

What stage in Rostow’s model spreads growth across industries?

Drive to maturity.

Where would a maquiladora be most likely found?

Along the U.S.–Mexico border.

What best describes chain migration?

Relatives moving to a location based on prior migrations.

What term defines live births per 1,000 women in the fecund range?

General fertility rate.

Which Sino-Tibetan languages rank from largest to smallest speakers?

Mandarin, Wu, Cantonese, Min, Hakka.

What characteristic is NOT typical of an edge city?

Tenement housing.

What term analyzes political structures and their relationship to the environment?

Political ecology.

What did the Green Revolution primarily focus on?

Reducing hunger in less-developed countries.

What motivates conflict surrounding Quebec?

Language and sovereignty.

Which country produces the most woven cotton fabric?

China.

What does the gentrification process involve?

Upgrading and remodeling rundown buildings.

What distinguishes a state from a nation?

A state is a political entity with defined territory, whereas a nation is a cultural group.

What do structural adjustment programs typically encourage?

Selling off public resources.

Which factor would have the steepest bid-rent curve?

Urban real estate brokerage firm.

What refers to a location where cargo changes transportation methods?

Break of bulk.